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LOCAL JUNE | JULY 2019 JUNE | JULY LIFECOMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FROM EAST AFRICA TO EAST LOTHIAN CONTENTS Look what we Found! 5 THIS ISSUE relaxed living Fashion | Club Tropicana 11 Feel Good Festivals 13 From East Africa to East Lothian 14 Making Spaces 16 Butterfly Splendour 20 Interiors | The Lazy Summer Guide to a High Vibe Life 25 Summer Glamping Season in Full Swing at Harvest Moon 26 Don’t you Just love a Fête? 28 30 Dates for your Diary, Useful Numbers & Tide Times s I write we’re It’s Show Time 33 enjoying a spell of Food and Drink | Sunshine Tomatoes 34 settled and dry weather and whilst 35 Athe farmers, greenkeepers and gardeners Farming your Local Quality Produce amongst us might be performing evening Healing Herbs 36 rain dances, the rest of us are dreaming of Home Grown Passion takes you Places 38 the long hazy days of summer. 40 Mind, Body & Soul | Take a Walk in Nature This is my favourite time of year – the East Mind, Body & Soul | Nothing in this Life is Permanent 41 Lothian landscape is at its most glorious with fields of yellow and green, reminding Time for Yoga 44 me how lucky we are to live in a county full 46 Gardening | Climbing Plants for the Garden of nature’s bounty. Our cover image (taken And Finally 54 by local photographer Martin Covey) sets the scene for our cover story, From East Africa to East Lothian, telling us why it’s so important to think about the production process when we’re enjoying the fruits of farmers and producers labour. East Lothian also an inspiring setting for all the fêtes and festivals which flourish across the county, from Fringe by the Sea to the galas, festivals and games days in our local villages. We’ve pulled together a guide of 25 what’s happening over the coming months. And of course, we’ve all our regular features too – interiors, health fashion and gardening. Until the next issue, enjoy Local Life. Kim x 11 13 Local Life is designed, edited and published by Local To advertise in the August | September ’19 issue please contact kim@ Life Magazines Ltd, 45 Middleshot Road, Gullane EH31 2DG. Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy yourlocallife.co.uk or 07768 622 378. Inclusion in the events pages is free in the information contained in this magazine, Local for local events and charity fund-raisers. For the next issue, please email Life Magazines Ltd cannot be held liable for any errors details of your event to [email protected] by 1st July 2019. or inaccuracies. Any opinions expressed in this magazine Editor: Kim Williams Contributors: Amanda Farnese-Heath, Joy Gray, are not necessarily those of the publisher. Bernadette Petrie, Elaine Ramanauskas, Sally-Jean Rankin, Bernie Rowen- north berwick . edinburgh . glasgow . peebles Ross. Cover Image: Martin Covey Distributed by: Johnson Distribution www.yourlocallife.co.uk www.timeandtidestores.co.uk Services www.jdsdoor2door.co.uk LOCAL LIFE | 3 LOOK WHAT WE FOUND! “ A FEW THINGS THE LOCAL LIFE TEAM HAS SEEN AND LOVED THIS MONTH... ” HOLIDAY FAVE! Editor Kim Williams’ travel find This summer, whether you’re jetting off to the Caribbean, sipping cocktails by the pool in the South of France or simply taking a weekend break in the Highlands, if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to take your beloved beauty products along. And if you’re packing a carry-on, or just looking to maximise your luggage space, you’ll want to keep your products small so your skin-care faves do not disappear at the security gate! Luckily, Gullane-based Beatitude’s facial oils now come in a 10ml travel-size. These radiance-boosting, lightweight facial oils are vitamin-rich and contain anti-oxidant plant oils to nourish and feed the skin, leaving it brighter, radiant and more youthful – ensuring your skin is beach ready as well as prolonging that post-holiday radiance. Your skin and baggage allowance will thank you! Facial Oils | 10ml £14 COTTAGE COMFORT beatitudeproducts.com SPA DAY Enjoy our signature Cottage Comfort Spa Day and WORTH TAKING A DRIVE relax in the beautiful surroundings of Fletcher’s Cottage. Food and Drink Columnist Amanda Farnese-Heath’s foodie find Our experienced therapists will carry out an intense massage ritual from head to toe to leave you feeling fantastic. I know this place is some distance, but believe me it is worth the drive. Not only because the scenery is just breath-taking, but when you arrive the food is off Features of the Package: the scale good. We were on our way back from a long REFILL ON THE HIGH STREET Aromatherapy Massage | Full usage of the Thermal Facilities weekend trip up North and popped in for brunch, and oh my days, this place just has everything right. Fantastic Mind, Body and Soul Columnist Bernadette Afternoon Tea | Essential Rose Facial food, great booze and coffee, magic interiors, walks in Petrie finds she can refill on the high street abundance and an interiors shop to die for. Lots of little changes add up to a new way of living. £185 per person Reducing plastic consumption can be made easier by If you are ever heading that way it’s a must stop off as shopping locally for refillable washing up liquid and this place has everything it takes to make a dream eatery. laundry liquid at North Berwick’s Earth Matters. I’ve been Perfect for a summer’s day out! doing this for a few months now and it feels better to MOHR 84 refill than just recycle! 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